Website Terms and Conditions of Use

WELCOME to the website of the Food and Agriculture Center for Science Education (“FACSE”) website www.foodagscied.org (this “Site”).The Site is provided to you under these Terms & Conditions of Use (these “Terms”) and any amendments or revisions to them that may be posted from time to time.

Please read the following Terms before using the Site. By using the Site, you agree to use the Site in accordance with these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

Ownership of Site

The Site you have accessed and all of its contents are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws, and are owned or controlled by FACSE, its affiliates and licensors. Except for the limited license granted in this Terms, FACSE and its licensors retain all right, title and interest in the Site, including copyrights, patents and trademark rights.

FACSE may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time.

License Grant

FACSE grants you a personal, revocable, nontransferable, nonexclusive license to use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes, conditioned on your continued compliance with the terms of this Terms. You may print and/or download materials from this Site solely for your personal use, provided that all hard copies contain all copyright and other applicable notices contained in such materials. You may not modify, sell or create derivative works from the materials without advance permission from FACSE. If you wish to use the materials and information found on this Site for commercial purposes, you may contact FACSE using the contact information set forth below.

User Obligations

By accessing or using this Site, you agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations with respect to your use of this Site.

Links to Other Sites

FACSE may provide links to other sites. FACSE is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents. FACSE expressly disclaims any responsibility for the content, materials, accuracy of information and/or the quality of the products or services provided by, available through, or advertised on these third-party sites.

Warranty Disclaimer

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND MAY INCLUDE ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES. FACSE ALSO DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THIS SITE. MOREOVER, FACSE MAY MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND/OR CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON. 

YOU ASSUME THE SOLE RISK OF MAKING USE AND/OR RELYING ON THIS SITE. FACSE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, LEGALITY, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Limitation of Liability 

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL FACSE BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION OR ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL FACSE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE CONTENT, SERVICE, OR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.

BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS FACSE’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE IS TO STOP USING THIS SITE

Enforcing Security on this Site

FACSE reserves the right to monitor and record activity on this Site without notice or permission from you. Any information obtained by monitoring or recording is subject to review by law enforcement organizations in connection with investigation of possible criminal or unlawful activity on this Site as well as to disclosures required by or under applicable law or related government agency actions.

Waiver & Severability 

Failure by FACSE to insist on strict performance of any of the terms of this Terms will not operate as a waiver of any subsequent failure of performance. If any part of this Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, the remainder of the Terms will remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.

Contact Information
If you have questions regarding this Site or if you are interested in obtaining more information concerning FACSE or permission to use any FACSE content in a manner different from the limited license granted herein, please contact us at foundation@fb.org or call us at (202) 406-3600.